Monthly Archives: November 2017

This #GivingTuesday Help Build the Resistance

2017 has been an unforgettable year, to say the least. Since the presidential election a little over a year ago until now we have seen what can only be described as some of the most racist political attacks against people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ folks. What we have learned though in these dark times is that the best defense we have against hate is each other. So while 2017 was difficult for many of us, it also inspired hope in each other and we were witness to some incredible acts of resistance in Philadelphia and beyond.

More recently, in November of 2017, we built our first “Community Resistance Zone” a vision established by our community to educate and protect our families from the threat of deportations, raids, criminalization and hate by educating our community and their neighbors to be our best defense in these times. In just two days over 250 volunteers door knocked on over 3,000 doors in South Philadelphia and trained over 1,300 people on their rights to defend themselves and their neighbors in case of a raid and over 500 families signed up to resist hate and racism in our community in a 4 mile radius in South Philly.

We can only hope to build this kind of power, hope and resistance in 2018 but we can’t do it without you. Today on #GivingTuesday we launch our #Juntos15for15 campaign in celebration of 15 years in the movement and for 15+ years more.

Philly #ResistanceZone Built but More to Come.

Over 200 volunteers descended on Juntos this past weekend to learn their rights, to teach others and to knock on doors and we couldn’t be more grateful. In less than 48 hours we

Knocked on over 2,500 doors in South Philly

Trained over 1,300 people on their rights &

Signed up over 500 new resistors

Every participant in our Community Resistance Zone made a personal commitment to stand up and defend their neighbors in South Philly against any and all abuses at the hands of police and/or ICE. They learned their rights. And we built history together by building a network of defenders.

We need each other more than ever now. One year after the presidential elections and we have seen a spike in deportations, police abuse, racial profiling, hate crimes, etc. This is not a coincidence. Our current power structure preaches violence and hate and we must unite to fight back. So thank you. Thank you to every volunteer, every canvasser, every Juntos member, all of you, for helping us build the Resistance.

Special thanks to our friend and amazing artist Erika Guadalupe Núñez for designing our beautiful poster. (For more of her beautiful art make sure to follow her on Instagram)

As we continue to build and strengthen our resistance we must be aware that there are those in power who wish nothing more than to stop us. Please help us continue to build in 2018 by signing up as a Juntos volunteer and/or by donating.